farrell . marko ##witz ' s script was bought by new line cinema in 2005 and the film spent six years in various states of pre @ - @ production , with a variety of actors attached to different roles . by 2010 , goldstein and dale ##y had re ##written the script , and the film finally went into production . the film premiered in los angeles on june 30 , 2011 , and received a wide release on july 8 , 2011 . the film exceeded financial expectations , acc ##ru ##ing over $ 28 million in the first three days , making it the number two film in the united states during its opening weekend , and going on to become the highest @ -
farrell. markowitz's script was bought by new line cinema in 2005 and the film spent six years in various states of pre @ - @ production, with a variety of actors attached to different roles. by 2010, goldstein and daley had rewritten the script, and the film finally went into production. the film premiered in los angeles on june 30, 2011, and received a wide release on july 8, 2011. the film exceeded financial expectations, accruing over $ 28 million in the first three days, making it the number two film in the united states during its opening weekend, and going on to become the highest @ -